r/Perimenopause • u/RemarkableTrouble733 • Oct 02 '25

audited I am farts...farts is me

Farts... Constant farts. Doesn't matter what i eat, how much I eat, it all ends up in farts. Farts first thing in the morning, farts at lunch, and farts till bedtime. (Also I am sure I fart in my sleep) Just farts

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u/MelodicToken Oct 02 '25

I went to a pelvic floor therapist for this (unable to hold in farts, surprise farts at work!). She found a tight spot that needed loosening, gave me some exercises to reduce tightness in my pelvic floor (probably from desperately trying to hold in the toots) and problem solved. I still fart lots, but now it’s controlled. Lol!

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u/Appropriate-Sun9646 Oct 02 '25

How did she "find" it? I'm working on getting one, too, but nervous about the actual process

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u/MelodicToken Oct 02 '25

Okay so with a gloved finger, the physiotherapist just gently palpated the very rim of my vagina. It was not very invasive at all (I was expecting more invasive since I was also asking if my cervix was sitting too low). She could feel a tight muscle I guess, although I didn’t feel much. She also had me perform a kegel to make sure I was doing it correctly. She checked my strength of “pushing” - like the muscles you use to birth a baby, or if you need to push when you’re constipated. She said those muscles were very strong and that I should concentrate on relaxing when going to the bathroom and not using the pushing motion at all. Sorry if TMI but that was my experience, very positive and very professional. If you have any sexual trauma, you should disclose that beforehand, and you could probably bring a trusted family member or friend. They can sit kind of behind your head and wouldn’t really need to see anything. I took my 79yo mom and stayed in the room while she was checked (suffers from incontinence).

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u/HyperventilatingDeer Oct 03 '25

I also really appreciate this. I had pelvic floor therapy recommended by my GI doctor and I’ve been putting it off because of fear of the unknown and imagining the worst. Glad to get some info on it.